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News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/other/north-korea-s-coffee-less-coffee-and-chocolates-without-cocoa/ar-AA28HpUB
Published on: Sunday 26 July 2026
North Korea’s latest answer to chocolate does not start with cocoa. Choson Sinbo, a pro-Pyongyang newspaper in Japan, reported last month that researchers at Ryanggang University of Industry had ...
News North Korea » Ryanggang » Life: As smugglers vanish from North Korea’s border, security agents’ lifestyles take a hit
News channel or source: https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korea-security-agents-smuggling-crackdown-side-income/
Published on: Monday 24 August 2026
North Korea's crackdown on border smuggling is cutting off security agents' side income, forcing many into a far more frugal lifestyle.